WAVERLY, Iowa—No. 3/3 Wartburg (7-0 overall, 5-0 American Rivers) travels to face Loras (3-3, 2-2) Saturday at 1 p.m. Wartburg stands atop the team standings and Loras is tied for fourth.
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The Series
Wartburg leads the series 31-9, which includes the last 17-straight.
Wartburg
Hunter Clasen has rushed for 867 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Dawson Rud joins him in triple digits with 181 yards and one score.
Quarterback
Nile McLaughlin is 121-205-8 for 1,697 yards and 17 TDs.
Drake George,
Carter Henry, and
Thor Maakestad are all above 300 receiving yards with 404, 384, and 355, respectively. George leads the group with four TDs.
Owen Grover has a team-best 67 tackles, and
Jordan Downing has a team-high 9.5 TFLs.
Parker Rochford has six interceptions, and set the season record with his third pick six at Luther.
Career Record Watch
Clasen is third in rushing TDs (45), total TDs (49) and points (294), fourth in all purpose yards (4,855), fifth in rushing yards (3,300) and eighth in kick return yards (908).
McLaughlin is sixth in pass completions (406) and seventh in passing TDs (47) and passing yards (5,176).
Cael O'Neill is fourth in field goals (21) and ninth in PATs (88).
Ben Bryant is third in punt return yards (714) and tied for eighth in punt returns (50).
Rochford is tied for first in interception return TDs (4). Grover is first in total tackles (318), fourth in assisted tackles (143), and sixth in solo tackles (175).
Downing is second in fumbles forced (5), second in sacks (26.5), and eighth in TFLS (42.0).
Season Record Watch
Clasen is tied for ninth in rushing TDs (14).
Rochford is first in interception return TDs (3) and tied for ninth in INTs (6). Downing is tied for sixth in forced fumbles (2).
National Stat Rankings
The Knights rank in the top 50 of 24 national statistics. They are tied for 1
st in winning percentage (1.000), tied for 1
st in blocked punts allowed (0), 6
th in rushing defense (48.4), 9
th in defensive touchdowns (3), 11
th in scoring defense (9.7), 12
th in passes intercepted (11), 14
th in sacks allowed (0.57), 15
th in total defense (233.1), 16
th in scoring offense (42.9), 20
th in first downs defense (83), 24
th in kickoff return defense (14.76), 25
th in team passing efficiency defense (97.00), 26
th in third down conversion percentage defense (0.283), 28
th in fewest penalty yards per game (39.29), 28
th in first downs offense (145), 33
rd in turnovers gained (14), 35
th in punt return defense (2.50), 37
th in total offense (448.3), 37
th in fourth down conversion percentage defense (0.333), 38
th in fewest penalties per game (4.71), 42
nd in blocked punts (1), 48
th in kickoff returns (22.08), 49
th in rushing offense (188.6) and 50
th in team passing efficiency (149.91).
Individually, the Knights have 14 players ranking in the top 100 of various national statistics.
Hunter Clasen is tied for 1
st in rushing touchdowns (14), tied for 1
st in total points scored (96), tied for 1
st in total touchdowns (16), 4
th in rushing yards (867), 5
th in scoring (15.7), 12
th in rushing yards per game (123.9),17
th in all purpose yards (147.14), 27
th in rush yards per carry (6.42), 51
st in points responsible for (96) and 89
th in points responsible for per game (13.7).
Nile McLaughlin is 22
nd in passing touchdowns (17), 22
nd in passing yards (1,697), 28
th in points responsible for (108), 48
th in yards per pass attempt (8.28), 48
th in passing yards per completion (14.02), 57
th in passing efficiency (148.1), 58
th in passing yards per game (242.4), 60
th in points responsible for per game (15.4), 74
th in total offense (241.4), 79
th in completions per game (17.29) and 90
th in completion percentage (0.590).
Cael O'Neill is 75
th in field goal percentage (0.500) and 95
th in field goals per game (0.5).
Jordan Downing is 41
st in sacks (0.86), 81
st in tackles for loss (1.4), tied for 93
rd in fumbles recovered (1) and 98
th in forced fumbles (0.29).
Kanan Morris is tied for 93
rd in fumbles recovered (1).
Carter Bussanmas is tied for 93
rd in fumbles recovered (1).
Parker Rochford is 3
rd in interceptions per game (0.9) and 42
nd in passes defended (1.4).
Drew Wyffels is 50
th in passes defended (1.3).
Dylan Steen is 92
nd in passes defended (1.2).
Blake Janssen is 4
th in punt return touchdowns (1).
Brock Califf is 48
th in punt returns (7.4).
Owen Grover is 44
th in total tackles (9.6) and 100
th in solo tackles (4.6).
Thor Maakestad is 63
rd in yards per reception (18.68).
Carter Henry is 91
st in yards per reception (17.45).
Loras
Jamel Britt and Johnie Carson II co-lead the team on the ground with 306 and 264 rushing yards, respectively. Britt has seven touchdowns.
Evan England has thrown for 1,777 yards and 16 TDs. Mani Brown is the top receiver with 626 yards and 12 TDs.
Josh Rydberg leads the defense with 51 tackles.